The most dangerous button inside of a car wash.

A confirmation prompt would be such an easy fix to retain this button without the risk.

Respectfully but are you touching about on that screen during a Carwash? It really shouldn’t be such a dangerous issue.

using that logic it's ok to have a button that makes the car explode when pressed. just don't touch it!

To be fair, why is that button even there in car wash mode? It seems like if you want to open the trunk, you would no longer want to be in car wash mode.

But what if it’s shiny and red?

What's so dangerous about the seat ejection button? Just don't press it bro.

i would argue the app button is worse, I’ve accidentally opened my trunk a dozen times straight into my wall… fortunately padded wall.

I mean if you don’t want your car to explode, you wouldn’t press it right? Yes mistakes could happen but really you don’t have a need to press about during a car wash. You can wipe down or press another app like Spotify. Once you go above a certain speed Carwash mode turns off automatically anyways.

That button should play the sound effect of JK Simmons laughing out loud “you’re serious?”, then not actually open the trunk until you press it a second time.

Because the button is now forbidden so I want to press it more than ever

How could you press it "accidentally"? Like you really need to reach to the screen in order to press it.

I use it all the time after a wash to let all the water run down

When you hand wash/dry it’s very common to open the doors to dry the jams. That’s my guess

Going through the auto car wash is now the most stressful thing ever. Especially exiting at the end of the- F1 drivers launch control got nothing on ‘press brake then shift to D to exit’ while the car behind is inching towards you

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Yes but doesn't that come after the car wash is completed its washing? I imagine seeing a person jump out of the car mid automatic was and pushing the trunk button to dry the door jams...lol

And accidentally presses the trunk open button! Has anybody tried it yet?

Water run down?

Some people wash their car by hand….

Yeah after a wash I open it and let the water run down from the lift gate

Yes, and this has come up on these subs entirely too much since they updated this months ago. Can we stop bringing it up?

Do you need a special mode to wash the car by hand?

You can remove it.

That damn chargeport keeps opening when I touch it yeah.

Id like my automatic wipers to be off, my charge port to stay closed and when im cleaning my displays its nice to lock them….. so yeah

The wipers don’t turn on when you wash your car at home. Just like they don’t turn on when your car is sitting in the driveway and it’s raining. Trust me I wash two Teslas probably once a month in my driveway for three years. Yes, the charging port opens sometimes. It doesn’t interrupt washing. It just closes itself in a few seconds. I don’t know what display lock has to do with anything. Car wash mode doesn’t lock your display. There’s a separate screen lock specifically for cleaning the screen.

How many times are you cleaning the charge port door. The touchpad is in the bottom corner so you just wash from top to bottom and you’re done. If it opens, it will close by itself in a few seconds. It’s more trouble to go through the hassle of putting your car in car wash mode

Do it then

Somebody please join the conversation who used this button during a wash!

Mine opens tapping anywhere. Super easy to open by accident.

skill issue lmao

I tried recently to customize those buttons. I can't find it now. Maybe because it was in service mode at the time and I was bored.

Right, but then why couldn't you just open the trunk from the physical button while standing right behind the car? I just don't a scenario where this button makes any sense.

Press and hold until they jiggle, then drag.

After. So you could do this once you've exited carwash mode, right?

Because if I stare at it long enough I might have to purposefully accidentally touch it to see if it really does open the trunk.

I mean, this button ain’t relaxing for people with intrusive thoughts Lol

It's useful if you're trapped in a front end car wreck and u accidentally pressed car wash mode but need to get out. Can't think of any other situation.

You can but I like leaving the car on car wash mode so the charge port won’t open during hand drying

Lol

If you open it you can wash the inside and the outside at the same time.

Then open it via the trunk?? From the outside. This button should not be there ! Period.

Ah. On Android they don't jiggle but you do have to hold a really long time compared to other long-press things. Thanks

Because an auto-wash can malfunction and exiting through the hatch may be the option after that happens. It's the same as being able to push a door button to exit whilst in the car wash.

Challenge accepted!

Exactly this. Sure, hand washers want to be able to open the trunk while washing, but they won’t go sit in the driver seat to do that.

It must be jelly ‘cause jams don’t dry like that.

Carwash mode disables the physical button

DO IT!

Thank you! I actually never modified it.

Absolutely 🫣🤣

The issue here isn’t the button. It’s that you are using a scratch-o-matic on your car.

Yes but explain to me the scenario where having that button present is helpful when hand washing. It’s inside the car, you are outside the car. This button only serves to potentially create a problem.

You're not going to believe this, but I just came back from the car wash and while I was in the soft touch wash, I decided to clean the screen. Somehow, it switched back to regular screen and I opened the frunk during the wash. I freaked out. It popped up but only slightly. Never doing that again.

lol I saw exactly the same thing and wondered the same thing while going through the car wash today.

That is a super fringe scenario. And you can just take the car out of car wash mode or put it in park and open the trunk like you would any other time.

It's not a collectable and most people don't care about swirled paint.

Super fringe has nothing to do with it. It's like insurance for someone who only drives 3k miles per year. They still buy full insurance. Because...IT'S INSURANCE! LOL Even if that is a fringe scenario, there are others. Like opening the hatch to wipe the sill, hatch glass, or get cleaning supplies before you're ready to take it out of car wash mode. (Which would be an extra step in your scenario). Someone asked why, and I shared an answer.

“Let me clean the screen while I’m in the car wash…”

It’s a TEST! DON’T DO IT!

What is this ‘automatic car wash’ thing doing? Just release the brakes?

I was actually tempted today. Was deciding whether to Fold the mirrors, then stared at the Open Trunk button. Did neither. I was too exhausted thinking about putting the car into Car wash mode/then in Neutral. Everything worked out OK.

Interesting. I thought with how sensitive the paint was we were advised to avoid car washes? (New tesla owner)

Just turned off the auto open for the rear truck. Every time I used the foaming brush at the car wash, it would open. Grrr.

Is this paint still wet? Yep.

was cleaning my car today and was looking at that wondering why that is even an option on here lol

👋👋👋 Ha! I accidentally hit it in the car wash a few days ago and heard a click but nothing happened. It made me think there's more to it, Idk.

I'm sorry it's so stressful for you.

I did a few days ago.

I don't use the car wash mode. I fold the mirrors and go into neutral. At the exit I lightly touch the brakes and go into drive. Or I just coast out of the exit as it has a slight downhill.

🤣🤣🤣

I did not know that. Again, I guess I just never have a need to open the trunk after entering car-wash mode.

That entire car wash feature terrifies me. It's stressful to turn on, unclear what the instructions on bottom mean (shift to d and press brake??) and unclear if it's for a moving automatic car wash or a hose wash at home

same for the shortcut on the home screen of the Tesla app while you’re parked in your home garage.. i’ve only tapped it by accident one single time throughout my ownership and thankfully i tapped it again and it didn’t open 😅😅😅

They should have a confirm action if the button is pressed

I use car wash mode when washing by had. It opens the mirrors, and I think it keeps the phone from turning the car off / on as your moving around.

Yeap!!

I think now you can set by location how high the hatch will open, similar to folding in the mirrors based on location

It opens when i hit it with a pressure washer or whatever you call it in English. Those hoses that spray water at car washes where you do it yourself. So annoying. So yeah i have to put it in car wash mode

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I said most, not u/TheMidwest1

If it's mechanical lift gate, you can hit it again to cancel it assuming if it even works.

Terrifies you? 🤨

Don’t touch the screen while you’re in the car wash once you’ve enabled free roll. Easy fix

That's a good deal in this economy!

Yes! I pull into an automatic car wash, there’s a line of ppl behind me waiting impatiently, someone motioning me to pull up and guiding me into the tracks, and I freeze and cannot for the life of me remember how to activate or use the car wash feature hahahah

That’s actually hilarious placement

The thing I find more problematic is the auto-open on the trunk when I'm washing my car. I start washing the rear hatch and the beeping starts, to indicate it's going to open.

Click on it, and it should respond, “I’m kidding.” All the other responses are disastrous.

I’ve had a Tesla since 2019 and never used this mode.

I meant to hit the mirror fold button and accidentally touched open trunk. I heard a click noise but it didn't open. I checked it after I left the wash andit was still closed up tight.

RIP your charge port door (someday).

Every car has to do that though? You can leave it in Car Wash Mode until you drive off/park. Just Brake + Shift to Drive to get out of Neutral once you’re off the belt.

mine’s a ‘21.. so maybe, maybe not 🤷🏼‍♂️ i’m not sure honestly

Easy for you to say

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_eu/GUID-3667D28B-5B3B-49CE-A1C1-3D70AC60D9F6.html

lol sorry. I meant that I am one who does not care about swirled paint!

Same!! I had a line behind me and it would not go into that “free roll” mode. Even though it was in car wash mode. I had to back up, put it back in N and then finally the free roll worked. I rolled through the wash but it did not wash the car. Apparently I tripped something in the car wash so it do not work and they had to stop it and reset it. I’m. Sure everyone was loving me. So I left with a dirty car and went to one of those old fashioned car washes with the spray hoses you use yourself. Much less stressful. And the basic gray color gets very dirty very easily IMO!

Who’s licking their screens during a drive through car wash?

JK “Just Kidding” Simmons

Literally just close the app on your phone and keep the car locked. Done.

I don’t think I can lower the seats from the i side of a Model Y juniper. I haven’t found a button other than the one inside the trunk.

I have a Cybertruck and hit the drunk button while cleaning the screen in the car wash. By the time it closed there was a ton of water in it.

🤣 Don't wipe the screen while in the car wash, noted! 🤣

I totally forget how to put the car in neutral (I have to do it maybe 3x a year max?) and find myself frantically googling it lol

That would be a funny prompt for an AI video.

Yes

My Tesla opens the charge port when pressed at the top.

Or just use Car Wash Mode…

Charge port doesn’t open while car is locked. I also have never used car wash mode. Model 3 since 2018. Never had any issues with using neutral and keeping car locked.

It doesn’t. At least on a 2026 juniper. Edit: Yeah you can downvote me…or test it yourself.

i get the worry but..... why the hell are you hands anywhere near the screen once you enter car wash mode. like i've taken my car through those auto-washers and the minute it goes into car wash mode, my hands are away from the screen and i just enjoy the pretty soap colors.

Lmao right? I don't know why people are so adamant on trying to convince us not to use car wash mode. Closing the app does not even work it still works, unmess maybe if I turn Bluetooth off? But people really, its chill.

Why can't we just disable the "touch the charge port to open it". I can't think that I have ever (ever!) wanted that functionality. And when someone hits my port (kid or grandparents touching randomly) and it opens it's always a surprise. Why? Why would I want it to open by touch alone. Why not like every other car have (exclusively) a button inside the car (or on the phone) to open it, as the only way to do it? The feature no one wanted or needs. And which makes a car wash mode for hand washes really necessary. Odd design decision.

They said when you hand wash.

So a brush could press the button and it opens?

I seem to always roll up and press the car wash mode, thinking things are cool and inevitably the car doesn’t roll. The pusher rollers bump under my tires in an embarrassing spectacle. I press and toggle buttons, dials and everything I can locate with the ultimate goal of getting the car in neutral. It finally starts rolling and then the windshield wipers start going 1000 mph. Then the mirrors don’t fold in. How do I fold my mirrors in???? Hurry hurry hurry!! It is crazy that I find myself practicing in the neighboring parking lot before heading into the car wash. I can’t seem to ever recall the proper sequence to properly get the car in the proper car wash mode. I also think the car wash system is synchronize with each car based on what level of service you select. I noticed that yesterday when I went through the car wash as normal, I bumped over two pusher rollers at the beginning and that got me off the synchronized wash. The car wash was spraying window foam a few feet out in front of me instead of into my car. The blowers started way early and the green light to exit lite up while I was still being washed. I try to hand wash as much as I can so I don’t have to embarrass myself in front of all those young boys at the car wash. I can hear them laughing at me as my car and I slowly roll through the tunnel of stress!!!!

The charge port opens for me all the time when it’s locked. As long as you device is within range and you have proximity lock /unlock on .

I had never thought of that

Drunk button indeed. The feature makes sense (allegedly), but the button how it works now is retarded.

Manuals don’t have to do that. The idea of braking at the end is an insane thing that only has to happen in automatics. Instead of that silly button, they could replace it with one that puts you directly into drive (tap twice, or hold a giant button, or literally anything besides braking and switching gears).

When you hand wash and dry, you wouldn’t use car wash mode.

I actually like this button and use it every time I go to the car wash. I always go to an automatic car wash where after the outside gets washed, you’re supposed to put the car on a giant conveyor belt, open the trunk, and get out. The staff then cleans the entire interior with 4 or 5 people in about 5 to 10 minutes.

Spend time before getting to the car wash to do the steps and practice it a few times before heading to the car wash. Just only do it in on a flat area and not on some hill in San Francisco. Lol. I still practice each time just to make sure.

Practice first before going to the car wash. It becomes quite easy.

At which point someone would already be by the trunk, and could just open it. I don’t know why you’d need to open the trunk from the driver seat in car wash mode.

That’s only correct when locked from the outside. When locked from the inside, it doesn’t open (same behavior with door handles).

Car Wash Mode is ridiculously complicated and I don’t understand why people use it. For touchless car washes, you don’t even need to do anything. For automatic car washes, just shift to neutral. If you fold mirrors before, it will remember the location and do it every time.

I’m pretty sure that an auto retailer would like the car to be in car wash mode so they have easy access to the controls to open things.

yeah stupid button.

This entire conversation has been wholesome.

I just don’t get how many people find this dangerous, just don’t press it.

Your brain would have to be smoother than all the silk in China to hit that button while in a wash.

Check out Rubbit. You'll never use a car wash again. I love it.

That is also an option. But not the only one. That’s all I’m saying.

When I first saw that option appear, all I could thin of was WTF! I do hope whoever put that on there got fired!!!!